“I was due to start my training contract on 1 September. Unfortunately, the firm contacted me a couple of days before I was due to start and informed me that they could no longer honour my TC as they were in financial difficulty. I now have no training contract and the paralegal job I did have is no longer available.
“I am using my limited contacts to approach firms with respect to finding another TC and another paralegal role in the meantime. I know that when Halliwells went under many firms came to the rescue of the trainees but my firm, although a well respected City firm, is slightly smaller and less well known.
